• General Motors Co., Detroit, and Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, auto manufacturers, have an agreement for development of new advanced-chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, to accelerate both companies' plans for all-electric vehicles. Websites: gm.com, honda.com.

• FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, plans to establish a financial services arm to provide U.S. consumers with more options to finance vehicle purchases. FCA is exploring whether to acquire an existing financial services business, which could include exercising an option to acquire Chrysler Capital, or to build its own finance company. Website: fcagroup.com.

• Varroc Lighting Systems, Plymouth, an exterior vehicle lighting supplier, and its parent company, Varroc Group, Aurangabad, India, opened a customer and business development center in Tokyo. Website: varroclighting.com, varrocgroup.com.

NEW PRODUCTS

• Absopure, Plymouth, provider of bottled water, has added Hot Springs, Ark.-based Mountain Valley Spring Water products to its lineup and is now delivering it to homes and offices across Michigan. Websites: absopure.com, mountainvalleyspring.com.

• ZipLogix, Fraser, a real estate technology company, has released the brokerage version of zipCRM, a customer relationship management system. Website: ziplogix.com.

NEW SERVICES

• Cornerstone Schools, Detroit, a group of charter schools, has introduced the Cornerstone For Life Promise to provide career and college support services and tools to Cornerstone graduates, beginning with the class of 2019. Cornerstone will provide career counseling, career assessments, job placement, professional skills training, skills assessments and assistance with alumni connections to school graduates. Website: cornerstoneschools.org.